Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

• revert: switch back to LogoMenu from Custom Command Menu by @​dylanmtaylor in #294
• feat: enable GNOME Calculator search provider by default by @​dylanmtaylor in #263
• fix(gschema): xdg-terminal-exec for terminal keyboard shortcuts by @​hanthor in #265
• feat(ublue-bling): clean up fish script by @​AlexNPavel in #291
• feat: use dynamic hostname in menu label by @​dylanmtaylor in #272
• feat: replace LogoMenu with Custom Command Menu extension by @​dylanmtaylor in #264

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: exclude gnome-software on all Fedora versions by @​dylanmtaylor in #4504
• chore: bump gsconnect from v67 to v71 by @​dylanmtaylor in #4414
• chore: bump gsconnect from v67 to v71 by @​dylanmtaylor in #4413
• fix: Change GNOME 50 COPR repository to jreilly1821/c10s-gnome-50 by @​hanthor in #1287
• fix(gnome49): exclude gdk-pixbuf2 from COPR and rebuild cache by @​ahmedadan in #1285
• feat: install lgda from GNOME 49/50 COPRs by @​hanthor in #1276
• feat(lazy-days): add lazy.jxl to bluefin-wallpapers-extra by @​castrojo in #86
• Add lazy days wallpaper by @​delphicmelody in #84
• feat: add Aurora Skywrecker wallpaper by @​inffy in #83
• feat(bluefin-extra): add leaf-collector, duality, and eyes wallpapers… by @​castrojo in #82
• Add duality super-ultrawide files by @​delphicmelody in #80
• Refine and correct Eyes wallpaper by @​delphicmelody in #79
• Rename Eyes wallpaper for consistency by @​delphicmelody in #78
• Add Eyes wallpaper by @​delphicmelody in #77
• fix: convert wallpapers to jxl to fix issues in wallpaper settings by @​NiHaiden in #76
• fix(wallpapers): add os stanza so brew bundle installs casks on linux by @​ahmedadan in #371
• fix(bluefin-wallpapers): fix disappearing wallpapers by @​castrojo in #351
• feat(bluefin-wallpapers-extra): update to 2026-04-13 by @​castrojo in #347
• feat(artwork): sync new Bluefin extra wallpapers + fix update-artwork… by @​castrojo in #753
• fix(artwork): add Delphic Melody co-author credit to Dr. Natalia wallpapers by @​castrojo in #734

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat: add Bazaar Companion extension by @​coxde in #348
• Add nautilus python by @​jumpyvi in #336
• fix(keybindings): use xdg-terminal-exec instead of ptyxis by @​castrojo in #280
• fix(bashrc): add login_shell guard to profile.d sourcing by @​castrojo in #278
• fix(os-release): add VERSION_ID to fix ldconfig stamp mechanism by @​castrojo in #269
• fix: custom-command-menu shows Hello World on fresh install by @​castrojo in #268
• fix: remove gnome-system-monitor from image by @​dylanmtaylor in #222
• fix: remove yelp from image by @​dylanmtaylor in #223
• fix(common): map Bluefin icons to GNOME OS expected names by @​dylanmtaylor in #219
• fix(custom-command-menu): install gschema to system dir for override support by @​dylanmtaylor in #220
• chore: Update custom command menu references by @​dylanmtaylor in #218
• feat(packages): add xdg-terminal-exec by @​castrojo in #213
• feat(extensions): replace LogoMenu with Custom Command Menu by @​castrojo in #210
• feat(gnome): rebase gnome-build-meta junction to gnome-50 by @​castrojo in #199
• fix(ci): disable broken GNOME lorry-mirrors by @​dylanmtaylor in #190
• feat(ghostty): upgrade Ghostty to 1.3.1 and Zig to 0.15.2 by @​ahmedadan in #169

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• Fix dockerd deps by @​jumpyvi in #305
• feat(lts-card): enrich DX/GDX packages from SBOM allPackages by @​castrojo in #760

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Update to the latest bst2 docker image by @​alatiera in #350

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
asusctl-linux	ASUS laptop control CLI and immutable-friendly system daemon payload
fw-fanctrl-linux	Framework laptop fan controller daemon and CLI
rocm-smi-lib	AMD ROCm System Management Interface library (provides librocm_smi64.so)
rog-control-center-linux	ASUS ROG Control Center GUI and user daemon with XDG-first installation
visual-studio-code-linux@insiders	Open-source code editor (Insiders build)
zed-linux	High-performance, multiplayer code editor
zed-linux@preview	High-performance, multiplayer code editor (preview build)

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

103 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

• feat(bazaar): add SpeedOfSound to AI and Machine Learning section by @​repires in #286

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: move rog-gui to production by @​inffy in #378
• chore: move asusctl cask to production tap by @​inffy in #369
• set_permissions to make zpass.sh executable by @​hulet in #342
• feat: add visual-studio-code-linux@insiders cask by @​nklowns in #337
• Fix 1password browser integration https://github.com/ublue-os/homebrew-tap/issues/94 by @​RichardMartija in #296
• chore: move rog-gui to production by @​inffy in #348
• Add incompatibility with moby by @​jumpyvi in #319
• feat(zed): add zed-linux and zed-linux@preview casks by @​castrojo in #296
• Add rocm-smi-lib formula by @​hanthor in #326
• chore: remove asusctl cask by @​inffy in #333
• feat: add fw-fanctrl-linux cask by @​ahmedadan in #314
• fix: unblock craft-agents-linux upgrade process by @​KiKaraage in #259

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat(distrobox): switch to next branch Go rewrite by @​castrojo in #234

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix(custom-command-menu): add menu icon settings to dconf distro database by @​dylanmtaylor in #274
• feat(nvidia): add service to sync Flatpak driver version by @​ledif in #257

Opportunistic Work​

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Increace keepalive timeout by @​alatiera in #356
• fix(tailscale): provide defaults for tailscaled service by @​goozkan in #327
• fix(bluefin/network): disable binary stripping for text-only element by @​castrojo in #329
• fix(network): remove %{install-extra} from text-only element by @​castrojo in #328
• fix: ship resolv.conf symlink and /etc/hosts via network element by @​hanthor in #296
• feat(bluefin): add uupd auto-updater element by @​castrojo in #209
• tailscale: bump to 1.96.4 by @​hanthor in #175

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

• Remove carriage returns in ublue-nvidia-flatpak-runtime-sync script that cause it to fail by @​akeeton in #279

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(cards): restore foil prevVersion and LTS HWE kernel carry-forward by @​castrojo in #761
• fix(ci): always re-fetch driver versions data on every build by @​castrojo in #701
• fix(driver-versions): make shimmer visible in light mode by @​castrojo in #700

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat(nvidia): add bluefin-nvidia OCI variant by @​ahmedadan in #363
• fix(deps): restore fwupd dropped by Saturn merge by @​castrojo in #324
• fix(deps): add fwupd by @​castrojo in #279
• patches: remove OnePlus 6 panel backports by @​castrojo in #260
• feat(deps): add efibootmgr 18 by @​dylanmtaylor in #163

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

• chore: put the nvidia files to the image by @​inffy in #259

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(ci): make caching actually work by @​renner0e in #4440
• ci: replace extractions/setup-just with brew install by @​dylanmtaylor in #4418
• feat: replace cosign-attest SBOM with ORAS attach + actions/attest by @​castrojo in #1258
• cursor-linux: update sha256 for re-uploaded 3.2.11 build by @​ahmedadan in #336
• ci: add fw-fanctrl build workflow by @​ahmedadan in #311
• ci: rebuild site daily instead of weekly by @​castrojo in #770
• fix(ci): align SBOM cache save/restore paths by @​castrojo in #758
• fix(ci): restore artwork.json from checkout after data cache restore by @​castrojo in #751
• feat(sbom): add stable-daily GHCR stream to SBOM pipeline and changelogs by @​castrojo in #744
• fix(images): force per-product refresh on every build by @​castrojo in #726
• fix(reports): contributor pipeline correctness and workflow idempotency by @​castrojo in #722
• Upstream pr/batch remaining fixes by @​castrojo in #714
• fix(components,scripts,ci): p2 component and script fixes by @​castrojo in #713
• fix(ci,images,changelogs): least-privilege tokens, correct stream att… by @​castrojo in #710
• fix(firehose): always fetch fresh app data in CI by @​castrojo in #703
• ci(prerelease): publish release even when arm64 builds fail by @​castrojo in #47

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• fix(deps): use codeberg closer-mop repo by @​AlexNPavel in #357
• workflows/track-bst-sources: Also update bst2 image by @​alatiera in #351
• Revert "chore(deps): update freedesktop-sdk junction" by @​alatiera in #349
• fix(custom-menu): set icon display mode and repin to post-v14 cleanup commit by @​castrojo in #345
• fix(ci): unblock bst2 CI and add pin consistency gate by @​castrojo in #337
• fix(ci): replace broken setup-just with taiki-e/install-action by @​castrojo in #335
• fix(storage): hide composefs loop from UDisks by @​goozkan in #330
• Update command-order to be 1-99 by @​StorageB in #332
• linux: enable IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES for tailscaled IPv6 routing by @​hanthor in #315
• fix(renovate): include sha256: prefix in chunkah currentDigest capture by @​castrojo in #323
• chore(renovate): add customManager for chunkah container image by @​castrojo in #322
• chore(coreutils): revert mv, cp, rm to gnu coreutils by @​ahmedadan in #316
• fix(ci): suppress phantom PRs when bst source track only normalizes r… by @​castrojo in #317
• fix(chunkify): remove --tag flag not supported by pinned chunkah by @​castrojo in #309
• fix(fakecap-restore): treat EPERM/ENOTSUP as skips, not errors by @​castrojo in #308
• fix(chunkify): add --tag so podman load outputs tagged ref by @​castrojo in #307
• feat(chunkify): rechunk OCI image into plain-zstd layers with automat… by @​castrojo in #305
• chore: bump uutils-coreutils to 0.8.0 and sudo-rs to v0.2.13 by @​castrojo in #282
• fix(ci): disable arm build until webkit is cached by @​castrojo in #297
• feat(saturn): add Saturn launcher with ECL, CL deps, ripgrep by @​castrojo in #295
• feat(ci): track package updates individually by @​castrojo in #283
• fix: inject IMAGE_VERSION into os-release at export time by @​castrojo in #273
• fix(os-release): inject VERSION_ID at export time, remove invalid BST… by @​castrojo in #271
• fix(os-release): add IMAGE_REF and image metadata to /usr/lib/os-release by @​castrojo in #266
• fix: remove ibus-libpinyin from build (broken at runtime, SIGILL in CI) by @​castrojo in #265
• oci: normalize /var layout with relative symlinks by @​castrojo in #263
• ci: increase build step timeouts from 300 to 420 minutes by @​castrojo in #262
• ci: disable remote-execution for aarch64 build by @​castrojo in #258
• feat: add aarch64 native build by @​hanthor in #248
• revert: "chunkify: enable in export and reduce max-layers to 120" by @​castrojo in #252
• chunkify: enable in export and reduce max-layers to 120 by @​hanthor in #246
• fix(bootc): revert composefs-rs cargo2 query.rev to abbreviated hash by @​castrojo in #236
• feat(deps): add bootc v1.15.1 local override with CI tracking by @​castrojo in #235
• chunkah: rechunk with user.component xattrs via extended fakecap by @​hanthor in #232
• ci: add nightly schedule at 13:00 UTC; drop redundant push trigger by @​castrojo in #227
• chore: bump common refs by @​dylanmtaylor in #221
• revert: "fix(chunkify): enable chunkify with updated settings" by @​castrojo in #217
• fix(chunkify): enable chunkify with updated settings by @​castrojo in #212
• Remove 1Password by @​dylanmtaylor in #206
• bluefin: Consolidate per-arch elements by @​alatiera in #101
• Revert "chore(deps): track core and junction sources" by @​alatiera in #147

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• docs: remove GTS badges from README by @​repires in #4474
• fix(readme): use picture element for dark/light mode card embed by @​castrojo in #4466
• chore: delete docs directory by @​hanthor in #1250
• blog: add video embed to Dakota Alpha 1 post by @​castrojo in #766
• Update 2026-04-19-dakota-alpha-1.md by @​castrojo in #764
• fix: use object-fit cover on playlist thumbnails to eliminate letterboxing by @​castrojo in #763
• feat(music): add Syrens of Metal playlist as first in Legendary Adventures by @​castrojo in #762
• fix(lts): parse new lts.YYYYMMDD release format by @​castrojo in #759
• fix(sbom): fix GHCR tag pagination regex — \b fails after closing quote by @​castrojo in #757
• fix(sbom): parse SPDX JSON format for LTS changelog card version chips by @​castrojo in #756
• fix(artwork): remove duplicate Duality (Ultrawide) entry by @​castrojo in #754
• feat(changelogs): rolling 12-month window for updates stream by @​castrojo in #750
• feat(changelogs): show all apps by default; click header to expand card by @​castrojo in #749
• feat(changelogs): collapse app cards by default in updates stream by @​castrojo in #748
• fix(embed): use picture element for dark/light mode card snippet by @​castrojo in #747
• fix(lint): remove unused chipName destructuring in loadStableDailyEve… by @​castrojo in #746
• fix(changelogs): SBOM null-fallback, GHCR tag enumeration, cache key … by @​castrojo in #743
• fix(sbom): SBOM-primary chips + resolve amd64 digest for oras discover by @​castrojo in #742
• feat(changelogs): add embeddable PNG cards with dark/light themes and… by @​castrojo in #741
• fix(images): make downloads optional to prevent crash when field abse… by @​castrojo in #740
• feat(changelogs,ui): SBOM-driven chips, Dakota placeholder, pipewire/… by @​castrojo in #739
• feat(changelogs,ui): SBOM-driven chips, Dakota placeholder, pipewire/… by @​castrojo in #738
• feat(changelogs): SBOM-driven OS card chips — Dakota placeholder + pi… by @​castrojo in #737
• feat(changelogs): unified OS releases stream with stable-daily, LTS, … by @​castrojo in #736
• bugfix(docs): preserve homepage hero aspect ratio by @​castrojo in #735
• fix(docs): replace hero PNGs with WebP, add trailingSlash, add perf t… by @​castrojo in #733
• Feature/artwork gallery page by @​castrojo in #732
• Feature/artwork gallery page by @​castrojo in #731
• feat(docs): add Artwork gallery page with wallpapers, lightbox, and a… by @​castrojo in #728
• fix(images): remove Metadata cache chip from images page by @​castrojo in #724
• feat: add link to upstream docs about MOK enrollment by @​sebjag in #720
• fix(reports): replace history query with GHA cache for new contributo… by @​castrojo in #723
• feat: quick update by @​castrojo in #719
• fix(eslint): remove unused FlatTimelineEvent import by @​castrojo in #717
• feat(changelogs): OS release card design polish by @​castrojo in #716
• feat(changelogs): add prominent OS release cards interleaved in timeline by @​castrojo in #715
• fix(sbom): enforce sbom-only version sources across docs site by @​castrojo in #712
• fix(sbom): enforce sbom-only version sources across docs surfaces by @​castrojo in #711
• fix(firehose): seed firehose-apps.json with empty data; atomic write … by @​castrojo in #709
• fix(audit): quick-win fixes from site-wide audit by @​castrojo in #708
• feat(changelogs): add Firehose page with per-release package diffs by @​castrojo in #707
• fix(changelogs): flatten firehose feed into per-release event stream … by @​castrojo in #706
• feat(changelogs): add hero section with dinosaur and Firehose title by @​castrojo in #704
• feat(changelogs): port Bluefin Firehose to /changelogs page by @​castrojo in #702
• fix: remove a bunch of dead code by @​castrojo in #699

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• docs: add ISO archive table and automation workflow by @​castrojo in #253

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Status: ChillOps

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

• chore(ci): enable renovate for git-submodules by @​renner0e in #295

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: disable automerge for projectbluefin/common container updates by @​castrojo in #4481
• ci: replace wretry.action with nick-fields/retry (Node 24) by @​dylanmtaylor in #4408
• feat(ci): make betas run daily by @​castrojo in #4388
• Feature/fix generate release trigger by @​castrojo in #1301

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Status: ChillOps

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 62.3% (308 bot PRs out of 494 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	91.3%	211	20
bluefin:latest	89.8%	203	23
bluefin:lts	93.1%	188	14
bluefin:lts-hwe	94.1%	190	12
bluefin-dx:lts	93.1%	188	14
bluefin-gdx:lts	90%	181	20
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	93.5%	188	13

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

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Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

• fix(ublue-fastfetch): use exec to preserve parent shell detection by @​kriszentner in #233
• fix: alias definition for cat command by @​castrojo in #220

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: upgrade selinux-policy to 43.x for GNOME 49 to resolve GDM failure by @​hanthor in #1242
• feat: add Bazaar Companion extension by @​castrojo in #1243
• fix(build): resolve dracut EXDEV and libjxl conflict in gnome-50 builds by @​hanthor in #1240
• fix: install jxl-pixbuf-loader for JPEG-XL desktop backgrounds by @​hanthor in #1230
• feat: add GNOME 50 full build pipeline with GNOME_VERSION build arg by @​hanthor in #1218
• feat: add GNOME 50 testing builds (lts-testing-50, lts-hwe-testing-50) by @​hanthor in #1209
• feat: switch from GNOME 48 to GNOME 49 by @​hanthor in #1207
• Revert "feat(GNOME) : gnome 49 backport" by @​hanthor in #1192
• feat(GNOME) : gnome 49 backport by @​hanthor in #1187
• feat(driver-versions): add foil effects, Mesa/GNOME cards, CodeBlock refactor by @​castrojo in #694

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Update gnome-build-meta ref by @​alatiera in #76

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: Add OpenSSF Scorecard Action by @​KyleGospo in #4273
• chore(renovate): fix automerge rules and reschedule lts cron by @​castrojo in #1171
• Update dockerd-linux SHA by @​jumpyvi in #208
• Update docker to 29.2.1 by @​jumpyvi in #195

Homebrew​

Package Updates​

78 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

• Remove 'mods' from ai-tools.Brewfile by @​mmartinortiz in #231
• feat(brew): podman-tui to Homebrew CLI Brewfile by @​castrojo in #228
• feat: add llmfit to ai-tools.Brewfile by @​KiKaraage in #226

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: add Bazaar Companion extension by @​coxde in #4089
• fix: turn off bazaar.service by @​renner0e in #4264
• fix(antigravity): URL scheme handling, user guidance, and added path by @​hanthor in #290
• chore: bump craft-agents-linux 0.6.0 by @​KiKaraage in #196
• fix(emacs-app-linux): avoid on_arch_conditional errors and improve WM_CLASS handling by @​dtg01100 in #189
• fix: use experimental tap path throughout bottle workflow by @​hanthor in #201
• fix: fully-qualify bluefin-cli tap in bottle workflow by @​hanthor in #199
• fix: use supported macOS x86 runner for bluefin-cli bottles by @​hanthor in #198
• chore: switch bluefin-cli to Homebrew Go formula + bottles by @​hanthor in #197
• Update Homebrew installation command for bluefin-cli by @​hanthor in #672
• feat(reports): add 'New Applications' section for Homebrew additions by @​castrojo in #653
• chore(deps): pin homebrew/actions action to 8f52032 by @​mergeraptor in #42

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: turn off bazaar.service for now by @​renner0e in #1172
• fix: fetch raw instead of blob for zram config by @​jumpyvi in #1170

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(ci): replace cosign attest with oras attach and use RPM-bundled nvidia-install.sh by @​buggerman in #4274
• fix:DRACUT_TMPDIR export for kernel swap by @​hanthor in #1251
• fix(gdx): guard nvidia-modeset.conf copy for arm64 by @​hanthor in #1232
• fix(gdx): remove stale kernel-pin, follow coreos-stable akmods by @​hanthor in #1231
• feat(driver-versions): rebuild page as timeline with per-release reba… by @​castrojo in #684
• Feat/driver versions redesign by @​castrojo in #665

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat(ci): add DNF package cache to reusable build workflow by @​castrojo in #4359
• feat(beta): turn on Bluefin beta by @​castrojo in #4355
• chore(beta): point beta builds at beta branch by @​hanthor in #4362
• feat: deprecate GTS image tag and migrate to stable by @​ahmedadan in #4251
• feat: layer GNOME 50 on top of GNOME 49 base image by @​hanthor in #1212
• fix(ci): use tree-hash anchor for accurate promotion commit list by @​castrojo in #1197
• ci(promote): replace push-based promotion with PR gate by @​castrojo in #1195
• fix(ci): prevent production LTS tag pollution from main branch merges by @​castrojo in #1154
• fix: remove redundant macOS tap copy in bottle build by @​hanthor in #202
• fix: avoid tap ambiguity in macOS bottle build by @​hanthor in #200
• fix: add .npmrc legacy-peer-deps to unblock TypeScript 6 build by @​castrojo in #678
• feat(sbom): add SBOM attestation cache pipeline by @​castrojo in #693
• feat: SBOM pipeline for data by @​castrojo in #691
• perf(ci): add node_modules cache, broaden data cache key, add concurr… by @​castrojo in #688
• Upstream pr/fix signing SBOM commands by @​castrojo in #687
• fix: correct stale repo refs, announcement bar, and CI cache key by @​castrojo in #660
• docs(agents): update documentation for build-iso-lts-hwe-testing.yml … by @​castrojo in #46
• ci(prerelease): attach iso-CHECKSUM files to GitHub prereleases by @​castrojo in #45
• ci(iso): harden testing/production isolation across build and promote… by @​castrojo in #44
• ci(iso): add weekly lts-hwe-testing iso build by @​castrojo in #43
• fix(ci): correct build-iso-all cron schedule to run monthly by @​castrojo in #37

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat(ci): turn on automerge by @​castrojo in #145
• ci: Track with arch aarch64 for the arm elements by @​alatiera in #114
• ci: Use buildstream to track elements by @​alatiera in #111
• Fix the build_image_name again by @​alatiera in #97
• ci: Fix yaml indentation by @​alatiera in #95
• ci: Only setup the CAS config if the secrets exist by @​alatiera in #94
• Run builds on commits and PRs by @​alatiera in #92
• chore: rename build-egg.yml to build.yml by @​castrojo in #89

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• chore(renovate): group eslint and @typescript-eslint in one PR by @​castrojo in #698
• chore(deps): update step-security/harden-runner action to v2.16.1 by @​mergeraptor in #689
• docs(downloads): add weekly lts-hwe testing download table by @​castrojo in #695
• fix(images): address issue #20 reviewer feedback — cert identity, par… by @​castrojo in #690
• fix(images): wire fetch-github-images into fetch-data chain by @​castrojo in #686
• docs(downloads,driver-versions): fix links and remove backup ISO section by @​castrojo in #685
• feat(images): add images catalog page by @​castrojo in #683
• feat(changelogs): prototype changelog card UI with supply chain and c… by @​castrojo in #682
• docs: Docs/lts hwe testing download links by @​castrojo in #681
• doc: include podman settings in devcontainers doc resolves #661 by @​NahsiN in #673
• fix(reports): correct workflow ID and add PR pagination by @​castrojo in #679
• Remove 'mods' from AI tools documentation by @​mmartinortiz in #659
• fix(docs): correct Goose and OpenCode MCP config for dosu by @​castrojo in #669
• blog: add hanthor profile card to bluefin-cli announcement by @​castrojo in #667
• blog: announce bluefin-cli for Mac and Windows (WSL) by @​castrojo in #666
• feat(changelogs): redesign changelog page with combined feed and commit view by @​castrojo in #664
• docs: remove retired GTS references from active documentation by @​castrojo in #663
• Update installation instructions for Lenovo ThinkPad users by @​jfmongrain in #656
• Document early alpha bluefin-cli for cross-platform use by @​hanthor in #662
• feat: goobye Bluefin GTS by @​castrojo in #654
• docs(agents): rewrite AGENTS.md and remove stale planning artifacts by @​castrojo in #38

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore(rollback-helper): Remove gts by @​AtomHare in #229

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(packages): add autofs and restrict ROCm to non-nvidia dx by @​castrojo in #4370

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

• fix(renovate): use customManagers with currentValue group by @​ahmedadan in #242

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(ci): grant contents:write to generate-release jobs by @​castrojo in #4371
• chore(ci): add Sigstore build attestations by @​castrojo in #4369
• fix(ci): remove pull_request trigger from GNOME 50 workflow by @​castrojo in #1238
• fix: upload-artifact names for hwe/non-hwe gnome50 builds by @​hanthor in #1220
• feat: add bluefin-dx GNOME 50 build variants by @​hanthor in #1221
• fix(ci): use regular merge for promotion PRs instead of squash by @​castrojo in #1201
• fix(ci): replace PR promotion with squash push in promote-to-lts by @​castrojo in #1177
• fix(ci): sync workflow files and AGENTS.md from main by @​castrojo in #1161
• fix(ci): fix LTS promotion workflow failures by @​castrojo in #1157
• fix(ci): prevent branch pollution by replacing pull app with manual workflow by @​castrojo in #1152
• fix(ci): prevent accidental LTS tag publishing from pull bot PRs by @​castrojo in #1147
• feat: switch lts builds to cron-only schedule by @​castrojo in #1138
• fix(ci): restrict SBOM generation to lts branch only by @​castrojo in #1142
• revert: restore SBOM generation on main branch by @​castrojo in #1141
• fix(ci): restrict SBOM generation to lts branch only by @​castrojo in #1140
• chore(deps): update github actions (major) by @​mergeraptor in #40
• chore(deps): update github actions by @​mergeraptor in #39

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat(bazaar, po): add Indonesian curation translation by @​KiKaraage in #207

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix(packages): remove sssd cluster packages by @​castrojo in #4356
• fix: upgrade script was being wiped by /tmp tmpfs mount by @​hanthor in #1213
• chore: remove .opencode/ and plans directory by @​castrojo in #119
• Revert image squash by @​alatiera in #96
• Disable chunkify again by @​alatiera in #88
• Add bluefin CAS server by @​alatiera in #41
• Update refs by @​alatiera in #78

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 68.6% (258 bot PRs out of 376 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	82.1%	184	40
bluefin:latest	83.5%	182	36
bluefin:lts	78.6%	272	74
bluefin:lts-hwe	76.5%	260	80
bluefin-dx:lts	75.7%	256	82
bluefin-gdx:lts	38%	128	209
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	77.8%	263	75

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

Generated on 2026-04-02
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Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: move starship init bash to /etc/profile.d by @​salim-b in #4147
• feat: Add Adwaita Fonts from EPEL by @​rrenomeron in #1089
• fix: use upstream xdg-terminal-exec instead of hack by @​tulilirockz in #1060
• fix: GNOME downgrade commands by @​hanthor in #1109
• build: Remove GNOME 48 backport COPR by @​hanthor in #976
• fix: no logos on centos bluefin-lts by @​renner0e in #32
• fix: fedora logos in iso by @​renner0e in #30

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Update gnomeos juction ref by @​alatiera in #39
• fix: add dconf profile and database compilation, clean up elements by @​ahmedadan in #30

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: re-enable arm64 builds by @​ahmedadan in #1098

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat: improve boot-vm ssh forwarding for native and containerized QEMU by @​hanthor in #38
• feat: add docker-qemu by @​hanthor in #36

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
craft-agents-linux	Work with most powerful agents in the world, with the UX they deserve
emdash-linux	Agentic development environment for running multiple coding agents in parallel

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

58 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

• feat: add antigravity-linux to Brewfile by @​castrojo in #215
• feat: add Sitra & Embellish font apps to Bazaar flatpak curations by @​KiKaraage in #198
• chore: update tap brewfile by @​inffy in #196

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(pmbootstrap): rebuild bottle for 3.9.0 by @​ahmedadan in #278
• feat: add antigravity URL handler desktop entry and update artifacts by @​hanthor in #262
• fix: add git pull --rebase to bottle workflow to handle concurrent pushes by @​ahmedadan in #247
• feat: add agy target alias for the antigravity binary by @​hanthor in #234
• feat(cask): add emdash-linux by @​ahmedadan in #191
• feat: add craft-agents-linux by @​KiKaraage in #186
• Fix emacs-app-linux GUI startup by placing pdmp next to binary by @​dtg01100 in #188
• feat(reports): add homebrew tap promotions section to monthly reports by @​castrojo in #614

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix: move ublue signing keys to /usr/lib/pki/containers by @​renner0e in #202
• fix: move StartLimitIntervalSec to [Unit] by @​renner0e in #203
• fix: move quay.io/toolbx key to /usr by @​renner0e in #201

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: remove kernel pin by @​castrojo in #4237
• chore: remove firmware files that are part of mt7xxx-firmware by @​castrojo in #4198
• fix: pin kernel to 6.17.12 for ZFS compatibility by @​castrojo in #4187
• fix(gdx): disable arm64 builds and fix nvidia failure by @​ahmedadan in #1078

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

• fix: clarify what ujust update does by @​renner0e in #219

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: publish -testing images when changes merge to main by @​castrojo in #1101
• feat: add torrent generation for ISO builds by @​castrojo in #35
• feat(ci): implement prerelease/promotion workflow by @​castrojo in #36
• ci(promote): update production bucket name to bluefin by @​castrojo in #34
• ci(promote): update R2 secret names to production by @​castrojo in #33
• chore: remove space saving actions by @​renner0e in #31
• fix(ci): resolve anaconda-webui package conflict after bluefin PR #4072 by @​castrojo in #27

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat: add justfile bcvk test commands by @​ahmedadan in #61
• revert: "chore(deps): update dependency buildstream-plugins to v2.5.0" by @​castrojo in #62
• Revert "feat(ci): add multi-runner workflow for free GitHub runners" by @​hanthor in #35
• feat(ci): add multi-runner workflow for free GitHub runners by @​hanthor in #34
• feat: use pre-built chunkah image by @​hanthor in #33
• Refactor build process to use Just and integrate Chunkah by @​hanthor in #32
• feat: integrate chunkah for oci image re-layering by @​hanthor in #24
• ci: switch to daily cron build at 08:00 UTC by @​castrojo in #29
• Build bootc locally to fix bad caching by @​jumpyvi in #17
• Update justfile by @​jumpyvi in #18

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• docs(linux-mcp-server): add link to upstream survey by @​castrojo in #240
• docs: add torrent column to ISO download tables by @​castrojo in #651
• Edit streams table to reflect stable being default by @​louhitar in #632
• docs(troubleshooting): update MCP config for Gemini and migrate images by @​castrojo in #630
• docs: simplify MCP configuration with shared Dosu UUID by @​castrojo in #629
• Update Removal of Starship docs by @​AtiusAmy in #627
• feat(components): add holographic hover effects to foil cards by @​castrojo in #626
• docs: add tieguy to advisors and mentors by @​castrojo in #622
• docs: remove planning archive and clean up documentation by @​castrojo in #617
• chore: upgrade Node.js requirement from 18 to 20 by @​castrojo in #613

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: add ibus-chewing for parity and better i18n by @​tingweiwan in #1076

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: migrate changelog generation to external action by @​hanthor in #1125
• feat: fix changelog generation and add HWE kernel comparison table by @​castrojo in #1116
• chore(renovate): enable automerge for additional container digests by @​castrojo in #1106

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat: add Czech translation to the desktop files by @​ExistingPerson08 in #197
• feat: added french translations for bazaar's curated page by @​theMimolet in #184

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix: remove xone and openrazer by @​castrojo in #4203
• feat(renovate): enable platformAutomerge for digest updates by @​castrojo in #1114
• feat: add aarch64 elements for pre-built binary packages by @​ahmedadan in #60
• Misc fixes by @​alatiera in #63
• Remove duplicate bootc element by @​alatiera in #42
• Add 1Password desktop & CLI packages by @​ahmedadan in #28
• feat: add Caffeine extension, glow, gum, and fzf by @​castrojo in #25

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 70.2% (167 bot PRs out of 238 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	54.7%	87	72
bluefin:gts	53.8%	56	48
bluefin:latest	64.1%	98	55
bluefin:lts	68.2%	107	50
bluefin:lts-hwe	72.3%	115	44
bluefin-dx:lts	59.9%	94	63
bluefin-gdx:lts	51.3%	81	77
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

Generated on 2026-03-01
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Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

• feat: Add org.gnome.SoundRecorder to system-flatpaks by @​LorbusChris in #183
• fix(mise): Auto install and activate mise unless told otherwise by @​rwaltr in #161
• fix(fish): trigger ublue-motd from fish by default by @​rwaltr in #151
• feat(bluefin, gschemas): specify mutter experimental features directly on gschema by @​tulilirockz in #124
• chore(bluefin, motd): documentation should be https instead of http by @​tulilirockz in #114
• fix: #3919 add no-op for appimage files by @​sebjag in #109
• feat: add everything from bluefin-schemas and bluefin(lts) by @​renner0e in #101

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: downgrade and pin gnome-shell to 48.3 by @​hanthor in #1043
• fix: remove minor workaround that broke "Forged On" by @​tulilirockz in #971
• feat: update GNOME Foundry to 1.0.1 by @​KiKaraage in #101
• Remove Aurora from monthly reports & validate PR labeling by @​castrojo in #600

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

• fix(bluefin,dx): remove ssh askpass configuration by @​tulilirockz in #118

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: switch GDX to HWE kernel by @​hanthor in #1007
• feat: Add opencode-desktop-linux cask (v1.1.15) by @​KiKaraage in #118
• Add SELinux options to devcontainer configuration by @​leafyoung in #547
• fix(mise): Mise introduction and upstream links by @​rwaltr in #577

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
antigravity-linux	AI Coding Agent IDE
goose-linux	Open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions
linux-mcp-server	MCP server for Linux system administration and diagnostics
opencode-desktop-linux	Open source AI coding agent desktop client

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

75 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

• feat: add Multiplication Puzzle to Education curation for Bazaar by @​KiKaraage in #96
• feat: add Whis to "AI & Machine Learning" Bazaar curation by @​KiKaraage in #178
• feat: add jetbrains-mono-nerd-font to font brewfile by @​inffy in #177
• fix: update brewfiles with latest homebrew packages by @​hanthor in #173
• chore: move opencode from homebrew-core to developer tap by @​ahmedadan in #168
• fix: make installed-pill more readable by @​renner0e in #112
• feat(bluefin): add system-flatpaks brewfiles on this repository so we dont need them on every repo by @​tulilirockz in #113
• feat(ai): add goose-linux gui by @​castrojo in #107
• feat: add Jan flatpak to ai-tools Brewfile by @​coxde in #98

Opportunistic Work​

• chore: remove references to brew timer by @​tulilirockz in #3988
• chore(flatpak, iso): remove all flatpak-related things from here by @​tulilirockz in #960
• feat(cask): add goose GUI cask by @​ahmedadan in #188
• feat: promote antigravity to main tap by @​inffy in #199
• feat: add linux-mcp-server formula and bottle workflow by @​ahmedadan in #221
• fix: add deps for opencode-desktop-linux (1.1.20) by @​KiKaraage in #138
• fix: remove custom block-goose-cli-linux formula by @​ahmedadan in #127
• remove promoted linux-mcp-server by @​inffy in #165
• fix(linux-mcp-server): improve caveats and fix script syntax by @​ahmedadan in #125
• fix: use brewfile app list from common instead of reading old flatpak list files by @​tulilirockz in #10

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix(shared, uupd): enable uupd on a preset by default by @​tulilirockz in #115

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: Disable old rpm-ostreed-automatic.timer by @​inffy in #3969
• fix: leftover file in /boot for real by @​renner0e in #3986
• fix: change zram generator conf to f43 by @​hanthor in #1069
• chore: clean up a few hooks and dont use rpm-ostree on them by @​tulilirockz in #987
• chore: move ublue-privileged-setup invocation to /usr/bin instead of /usr/libexec by @​tulilirockz in #917
• chore(countme): remove countme service by @​tulilirockz in #972

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(nvidia): override gschemas on nvidia using sed since we already have these on common now by @​tulilirockz in #3984
• fix: include pcsc-lite for passkey support on initramfs by @​tulilirockz in #1045
• fix(gdx): nvidia-specific override for kms-modifiers by @​tulilirockz in #970

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

• fix(rebase-helper): handle bluefin LTS + HWE + GDX + everything possible by @​tulilirockz in #162
• fix(bluefin, rebase-helper): re-enable rebase helper for bluefin LTS by @​tulilirockz in #170
• fix(bluefin, devmode): correctly rebase people to (image)-dx-nvidia-open by @​tulilirockz in #157
• fix: move powerwash to bluefin specific justfile by @​inffy in #153
• fix: formatting in default.just file by @​inffy in #152
• fix(opentabletdriver): add blacklist for wacom drivers by @​tulilirockz in #129
• chore: remove libujust and use new opentabletdriver recipe by @​tulilirockz in #117
• fix: make grep quiet on a few places by @​tulilirockz in #108
• chore: consolidate ujust update with aurora and split changelog + minor fixes by @​tulilirockz in #106

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: add upstream xdg-terminal-exec by @​tulilirockz in #4114
• fix: do not remove fedora-logos by @​tulilirockz in #4072
• fix: don't pull in centos-logos on downstream images by @​renner0e in #1053
• feat: Implement lts-testing on testing branch by @​hanthor in #945
• fix: switch to ublue-os/legacy-rechunk by @​castrojo in #925
• fix(image-info): set 0644 permissions for image-info file so that unprivileged users can read it by @​tulilirockz in #1026
• feat: update run-vm-iso to use titanoboa ISOs by @​hanthor in #1041
• fix: testing build name by @​hanthor in #1009
• fix(ci): run fetch-data before typecheck by @​repires in #606
• chore(ci): update node version to 20 in monthly reports by @​repires in #601
• docs(administration): add ujust powerwash command documentation by @​castrojo in #554
• feat: move anaconda branding here instead of on ublue-os/packages by @​tulilirockz in #2
• feat: "Welcome to Bluefin" on installer desktop icon by @​tulilirockz in #11
• fix: expicilty add anaconda package by @​hanthor in #16
• feat: build latest bootc and revert to f42 anaconda by @​hanthor in #15
• feat: add local ISO build script by @​hanthor in #13
• feat(ci): add ISO promotion workflow from testing to production by @​castrojo in #17
• feat: multi-distro support for local ISO build by @​hanthor in #14

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Buildstream skeleton by @​alatiera in #1

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

• fix: reduce hallucination on ghcr.io path by @​KiKaraage in #111
• docs: update label colors and document directory structure by @​castrojo in #147

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(feed): fix discussion links and increase announcement count by @​repires in #605
• Fix duplicate new contributors appearing across multiple months by @​castrojo in #609
• Revert "fix(feed): update release feeds card limit to 12" by @​repires in #607
• fix(feed): update release feeds card limit to 12 by @​repires in #603
• docs: add git workflow rules and labeling helper scripts by @​castrojo in #584
• Improve label categorization in monthly reports by @​castrojo in #599
• Cleanup: Remove GISCUS_SETUP.md and USER_ATTACHMENTS_MIGRATION.md files by @​castrojo in #571
• docs: Add comprehensive GSD agent selection guide by @​castrojo in #588
• docs: update fedora media writer link on installation page by @​RaduAvramescu in #576
• Update most prevalent documentation screenshots by @​AlexanderVanhee in #579
• Enhance troubleshooting guide with new sections by @​castrojo in #569
• feat(docs): add platform tabs to troubleshooting page by @​castrojo in #570
• feat(docs): add hidden troubleshooting page by @​castrojo in #568
• Blog/modernizing custom images by @​castrojo in #561
• docs(agents): remove non-existent communication.md reference by @​castrojo in #567

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore(rollback-helper): disable debugging tag by @​tulilirockz in #193
• chore: remove xdg-terminal-exec hack script by @​tulilirockz in #191

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: cleanup /{boot,tmp} by @​renner0e in #3922
• chore(pull): do hardreset instead of merging by @​tulilirockz in #982
• fix: remove merging from the Pull config by @​hanthor in #1003
• chore: remove all files shared with common by @​tulilirockz in #949
• chore(pull): move to merge instead of rebase by @​tulilirockz in #989
• chore: clean up a buuunch of vendored things that we dont need anymore by @​tulilirockz in #975
• chore:remove antigravity after promotion by @​inffy in #126
• refactor: simplify to npm-only package management by @​castrojo in #582

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

• feat: add weekly status report automation by @​castrojo in #187
• revert: remove weekly status report automation by @​castrojo in #190
• ci: skip container builds for documentation changes by @​castrojo in #148

Opportunistic Work​

• chore(ci): enable SBOMs by @​renner0e in #4044
• ci: add permissions to workflows + DEFAULT_TAG needs to change on manifest job by @​tulilirockz in #980
• ci: attempt to handle merge_group events as well by @​tulilirockz in #1017
• ci: fix tagging for pull request merging by @​tulilirockz in #1016
• chore(ci): add -testing for real on testing environments by @​tulilirockz in #1018
• fix(ci): make 10(image) have suffixes so they dont all fight over the (10) tag by @​tulilirockz in #1021
• fix(ci): HWE naming on daily builds by @​tulilirockz in #1020
• Fix homebrew bump action by @​lambdaclan in #196
• hotfix: use host env and update dependencies by @​ahmedadan in #108
• fix(ci): use --no-rebuild flag to prevent bottle filename mismatch by @​ahmedadan in #120
• fix: fix brew style errors in workflows by @​inffy in #139
• feat: Add Monthly Reports System (v1.1) by @​castrojo in #581
• refactor(reports): finalize monthly reports cleanup by @​castrojo in #583
• feat(reports): add GitHub profile cards with gold foil effect for new contributors by @​castrojo in #585
• feat(reports): split monthly reports into planned vs opportunistic work by @​castrojo in #586
• Regenerate January 2026 report with improved structure by @​castrojo in #593
• feat(reports): adopt Hyperlight-style formatting and simplify bot activity table by @​castrojo in #594
• feat(reports): add dinosaur-themed monthly report titles by @​castrojo in #596
• feat(driver-versions): improve workflow with idempotency, retry logic, and caching by @​castrojo in #595
• ci: Configure auto-merge for monthly reports workflow by @​castrojo in #589
• Use projectbluefin/common for planned work tracking by @​castrojo in #587
• feat(config): add git workflow configuration by @​castrojo in #580
• feat(agents): convert blog-poster skill to GitHub Copilot agent by @​castrojo in #556

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat: adds french translation to the desktop files by @​theMimolet in #143
• chore(translation): Add Polish translation to curated.yaml by @​Micro856 in #175

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• chore: remove btrfs-action by @​renner0e in #4140

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 53.9% (151 bot PRs out of 280 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	87.1%	236	35
bluefin:gts	81.3%	126	29
bluefin:latest	87.6%	234	33
bluefin:lts	59.8%	189	127
bluefin:lts-hwe	59.1%	185	128
bluefin-dx:lts	59.4%	186	127
bluefin-gdx:lts	31.9%	100	213
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

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What's in a report?​

Each monthly report includes:

• Completed work from the project board (issues and pull requests moved to "Done")
• Contributor highlights recognizing everyone who contributed during the month
• Focus areas showing activity organized by project area (Desktop, Development, Ecosystem, Hardware, Infrastructure)

Report Schedule​

Reports are published automatically on the first Monday of each month

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These reports track project activity and development progress. For OS version updates, check out the Changelogs page. For announcements and deep dives, visit the Blog.

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Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

• feat: disable atuin shell integration by default by @​castrojo in #90
• fix(motd): use full terminal width by @​renner0e in #87
• feat: update tips in 10-tips.md by @​castrojo in #68
• feat(ublue-bling): clean up script considerably and allow for overrides by @​tulilirockz in #67
• feat: add ublue-motd but better since we just use envsubst here by @​tulilirockz in #52
• feat: move everything from ublue-fastfetch to here instead by @​tulilirockz in #44
• feat: add ublue-bling by @​renner0e in #43
• feat: add full-desktop Brewfile with GNOME Circle apps by @​castrojo in #32
• feat: add bluefin-faces and fastfetch by @​renner0e in #31

Opportunistic Work​

• refactor: migrate GNOME extensions from COPR to git submodules by @​ahmedadan in #938
• feat(prompts): add conventional commit prompt and guidelines by @​castrojo in #529

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

• feat: add nvim, micro, and helix to the ide list by @​castrojo in #88
• feat(dx): add Swift development environment by @​joshyorko in #72

Opportunistic Work​

• Add an experimental dockerd cask by @​jumpyvi in #102

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
docker-rootless-linux	Docker static binaries with rootless extras
libvirt-full	C virtualization API, now with udev support
ydotool	Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

37 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

• feat: add Claude Code, Mistral Vibe & Kimi CLI by @​KiKaraage in #37
• feat: move bazaar config to common repo by @​dreamyukii in #33
• feat: add Jan to Bazaar curated section by @​coxde in #99
• feat(bazaar): add brief, remove rewaita by @​castrojo in #89
• chore(tools): move swift Brewfile to shared by @​ahmedadan in #76
• Brewfile fixup by @​hanthor in #64
• fix: centralize bluefin bazaar config by @​renner0e in #59
• fix: Change copilot-cli from brew to cask installation by @​inffy in #38
• Add font-comic-shanns-mono-nerd-font to Brewfile by @​theMimolet in #29
• feat: update ai-tools.Brewfile by @​castrojo in #25
• feat: add LM Studio to AI tools Brewfile by @​castrojo in #24
• feat: add IDE Brewfile with VSCode, VSCodium, and JetBrains by @​castrojo in #23

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(wallpapers): use postflight for artifacts by @​ahmedadan in #173
• fix: wallpapers by @​ahmedadan in #170
• Add experimental ydotool formulae by @​jumpyvi in #103
• Add custom libvirt formulae (usb and devices support) by @​jumpyvi in #106
• fix(bluefin-cli): style fix by @​inffy in #100
• fix(ci): ran brew style . --fix by @​ahmedadan in #82
• Add blog post on upcoming Homebrew CLI changes by @​castrojo in #542
• Add Discussions section to blog post on Homebrew by @​castrojo in #525
• feat: add brew post by @​castrojo in #522
• feat: add bazaar pictures by @​renner0e in #1

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix: re-include zsa udev rules by @​tulilirockz in #74
• fix: togge-tpm2 recipe when NO pin is used by @​inffy in #61
• feat: move ublue-setup-services to here by @​tulilirockz in #49
• feat: add most of ublue-polkit-rules by @​tulilirockz in #45
• feat: add contents of ublue-os-udev-rules + documentation for each udev rule by @​tulilirockz in #42
• feat: add contents of ublue-os-singing to common by @​tulilirockz in #41
• feat: rewrite luks autounlock script with new instructions from gnomeOS by @​tulilirockz in #40

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• ci: enable automerge for driver version PRs by @​castrojo in #530
• fix: remove duplicate driver version entries and prevent future duplicates by @​castrojo in #519

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

• feat: add loading message to ujust bbrew command by @​castrojo in #97
• feat(ci): add justfile validation by @​renner0e in #94
• chore(ujust, bluefin): do not run rollback helper on centos by @​tulilirockz in #92
• feat(just): add a generic shared just recipe by @​inffy in #84
• feat: add ujust powerwash command for factory reset by @​castrojo in #75
• fix: also install cli.Brewfile for bluefin-cli by @​renner0e in #69
• feat(just): add clean-system back by @​renner0e in #66
• feat: refactor opentabletdriver just recipe by @​inffy in #56
• fix: use ujust and remove urrllink function by @​renner0e in #54
• fix(ujust, update): always use bootc upgrade unless packages are being layered (for legacy rpm-ostree systems) by @​tulilirockz in #51
• ujust: don't hardcode to /usr/bin/just so we can use homebrew just for ujust! by @​tulilirockz in #50
• fix: remove resolve ujust recipe by @​castrojo in #47
• chore(just): optionally include custom just recipes by @​tunix in #22

Opportunistic Work​

• Fix style so actions can pass by @​jumpyvi in #107
• chore(devcontainer): install legacy npm deps, add just, and configure port forwarding by @​eltorrero in #552

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• End of Year Update by @​castrojo in #543
• Add title to GitHubProfileCard for user 'inffy' by @​inffy in #549
• docs: fix link for projectbluefin/common by @​coxde in #551
• Enhance 2025 wrap-up with video and content updates by @​castrojo in #553
• feat(footer): add Contribute column with issues, PRs, and guide links by @​castrojo in #548
• Update pages to reference upcoming changes to release streams by @​fizzyizzy05 in #546
• Add page contributors section to docs and blog by @​castrojo in #545
• Move communication channels to footer by @​castrojo in #544
• docs(donations): add @krisnova to advisors and mentors by @​castrojo in #536
• feat: update contributor guide by @​castrojo in #535
• chore: remove unused changelogs folder by @​castrojo in #533
• docs(tips): add donation URLs for GNOME extensions by @​castrojo in #531
• docs: fix incorrect ujust commands by @​castrojo in #528
• docs: update brew package lists to match source of truth by @​castrojo in #527
• Update Brewfile package tables to match projectbluefin/common by @​castrojo in #523
• docs: remove ujust install-resolve command by @​castrojo in #521
• feat: add huntress and holiday wallpapers blog post by @​castrojo in #520

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore: move ublue-bling to /usr/bin instead of /usr/libexec by @​tulilirockz in #48

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

• feat: enable merge queue in build workflow by @​castrojo in #46
• Add regex manager for ublue-os artwork releases by @​inffy in #26

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix: set wallpaper metadata path to /usr/share by @​renner0e in #39
• feat: add wallpapers by @​renner0e in #34
• feat: add Cryptomator to utilities list by @​sebjag in #95

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 34.1% (43 bot PRs out of 126 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	81.3%	222	51
bluefin:gts	73.3%	126	46
bluefin:latest	83.8%	223	43
bluefin:lts	78.5%	102	28
bluefin:lts-hwe	80.8%	105	25
bluefin-dx:lts	78.5%	102	28
bluefin-gdx:lts	50.8%	66	64
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

Generated on 2026-03-01
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Desktop​

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Status: ChillOps

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Status: ChillOps

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
antigravity-linux	No description available
bluefin-cli	Bluefin's CLI tool
clion-linux	C and C++ IDE
datagrip-linux	Databases and SQL IDE
dataspell-linux	IDE for Professional Data Scientists
goland-linux	Go (golang) IDE
heic-to-dynamic-gnome-wallpaper	Convert macOS HEIC dynamic wallpapers to GNOME dynamic wallpapers
intellij-idea-linux	Java IDE by JetBrains
phpstorm-linux	PHP IDE by JetBrains
pmbootstrap	Sophisticated chroot / build / flash tool to develop and install postmarketOS
pycharm-linux	IDE for professional Python development
rancher-desktop-linux	Container management and Kubernetes on the desktop
rider-linux	.NET IDE
rubymine-linux	Ruby on Rails IDE
rustrover-linux	Rust IDE
webstorm-linux	JavaScript IDE

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Ecosystem​

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Status: ChillOps

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• Add common system files from bluefin by @​castrojo in #1

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Status: ChillOps

Infrastructure​

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

• fix(ujust, bluefin-incus): add missing choose argument by @​spasche in #21
• fix: swap the logic on toggle-user-motd ujust by @​inffy in #20

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Status: ChillOps

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Status: ChillOps

Automation​

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

• build: use buildah in Justfile for consistency with CI by @​castrojo in #6

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Status: ChillOps

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 66.7% (8 bot PRs out of 12 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	74.7%	180	61
bluefin:gts	68%	104	49
bluefin:latest	60.2%	136	90
bluefin:lts	79.8%	75	19
bluefin:lts-hwe	78.7%	74	20
bluefin-dx:lts	80.9%	76	18
bluefin-gdx:lts	71.3%	67	27
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

Generated on 2026-03-01
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